Afghanistan vs French Polynesia
Afghanistan is 157 times larger than French Polynesia. French Polynesia would fit into Afghanistan about 157 times.
AfghanistanFrench PolynesiaAfghanistan moved onto French Polynesia · Equal-area projection
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Afghanistan is 157× the area of French Polynesia.
| Afghanistan | French Polynesia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 652,230 km² | 4,167 km² |
| Population | 43,844,111 | 282,465 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 68 / km² |
| Capital | Kabul | Papeete |
| Region | Southern Asia | Polynesia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Afghanistan sits at about 34°N and is stretched to 1.45× its true area; French Polynesia at 15° S is stretched to 1.07×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Afghanistan bigger than French Polynesia?
- Yes. Afghanistan is 157 times larger than French Polynesia. Afghanistan covers 652,230 km² and French Polynesia covers 4,167 km².
- How many times does French Polynesia fit into Afghanistan?
- About 157 times: Afghanistan has 157× the area of French Polynesia.
- Why do Afghanistan and French Polynesia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Afghanistan is drawn about 1.45× its true area there and French Polynesia about 1.07×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Afghanistan or French Polynesia?
- Afghanistan: 43,844,111 people against 282,465. Density: Afghanistan 67 per km², French Polynesia 68 per km².